TORNADO BUS COMPANY
164 power units214 driversInterstateDALLAS, TX
Data completeness & update times
Per official source. A failed read is not zero; “not yet imported” means the directory database has no stored copy yet — not “no authority” or “no insurance”.
| Section | Source | Source updated | Fetched | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registration (Census) | az4n-8mr2 | 2026-10-15 PT | Oct 15, 08:42 AM PT | Read |
| Operating authority | inys-ebih | 2026-10-15 PT | Oct 15, 08:42 AM PT | Not provided by official source |
| Authority history | yu5v-wbh6 | 2026-10-15 PT | Oct 15, 08:42 AM PT | Not provided by official source |
| Insurance filings | c5y8-a4uz | 2026-10-15 PT | Oct 15, 08:42 AM PT | Not provided by official source |
| Insurance history | 3uet-3z4i | 2026-10-15 PT | Oct 15, 08:42 AM PT | Not provided by official source |
| Insurance history (legacy)Content frozen by FMCSA on 2026-05-14 (portal metadata 2026-10-15 is a republish, not new data); gap-fill only | 6sqe-dvqs | 2026-05-14 | Oct 15, 08:42 AM PT | Stale (source > 90 days) |
| Inspections, 24 moDriver-level 0 · vehicle-level 0 | fx4q-ay7w | 2026-10-15 PT | Oct 15, 08:42 AM PT | Truncated — not counted |
| Crashes, 24 mo | aayw-vxb3 | 2026-10-15 PT | Oct 15, 08:42 AM PT | Read |
| Directory DB: authority copyLive official read above is used for the profile | carrier_authority | Not provided | — | Not yet imported |
| Directory DB: insurance copy | carrier_insurance | Not provided | — | Not yet imported |
VAX record reference score
Beta · trial v1Not an FMCSA rating, not a prediction and not a load decision. Thresholds are fixed and not yet calibrated.
Reference score (0–100)
Insufficient data
Coverage — determinable weight, not a score
0/100
Crashes, 24 mo (shown only, not scored)
5
Safety
Source: SMS AB PassProperty (4y6x-dmck) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-13 07:05 UTCFetched 2026-10-15 15:42 UTC
1749
1693
OOS 8
906
OOS 37
S
2023-07-27
8 out-of-service of 1693 inspections
37 out-of-service of 906 inspections
Rate = OOS inspections ÷ inspections, from the SMS summary; N/A when there are 0 inspections. The SMS summary has no monthly series; the monthly chart below is built from record-level inspections. Roadside inspections are a sample, not the whole fleet.
Roadside inspections · record level
Source: Vehicle Inspection File (fx4q-ay7w) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-15 10:52 UTCFetched 2026-10-15 15:42 UTC
Window: 2024-10-15 → 2026-10-15 (24 months ending on the fetch date). Records FMCSA has not yet uploaded are not included.
More than 1,000 rows matched; summaries are not drawn because they would be incomplete. The table shows the newest 1,000.
| Date | State | Level | Violations | OOS | Driver viol/OOS | Vehicle viol/OOS | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | US | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 89221712 |
| 2026-10-08 | US | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 0 | 89249633 |
| 2026-10-08 | US | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 89249497 |
| 2026-10-08 | US | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 89249075 |
| 2026-10-08 | US | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 89219976 |
Reported crashes
Source: Crash File (aayw-vxb3) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-15 11:37 UTCFetched 2026-10-15 15:42 UTC
Window: 2024-10-15 → 2026-10-15 (24 months ending on the fetch date). Records FMCSA has not yet uploaded are not included.
5
0
1
5
| Report date | City, state | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Federal recordable | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | HOUSTON, TX | 0 | 0 | Yes | Yes | 5189221 |
| 2026-04-20 | Denning Twp, IL | 0 | 0 | Yes | Yes | 5173936 |
| 2025-09-07 | LIVE OAK, TX | 0 | 0 | Yes | Yes | 5029337 |
| 2025-08-26 | GEORGETOWN, TX | 0 | 0 | Yes | Yes | 5022152 |
| 2025-08-26 | NOT LISTED, TX | 0 | 1 | Yes | Yes | 5022761 |
Crash reports are listed as filed by states; they do not determine fault or preventability. VIN, plate and exact location are not shown.
Equipment
Source: FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-15 10:50 UTCFetched 2026-10-15 15:42 UTC
164
0
164
| Equipment | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight trucks | — | — | — |
| Truck tractors | — | — | — |
| Trailers | — | — | — |
- Owned
- Term leased
- Trip leased
Tractors and trailers are drawn separately and never merged into power units. A row with any empty field shows no share.
MCS-150 self-reported counts. “—” means the source field is empty, not zero.
Vehicles observed in roadside inspections
Units: FMCSA Inspections Per Unit (wt8s-2hbx)Decoder: NHTSA vPICDataset updated 2026-10-15 11:06 UTCFetched 2026-10-15 15:42 UTCWindow 2024-10-15 → 2026-10-15
1000 inspection(s) → 1000 unit row(s) → 126 unique vehicle(s) by VIN. Observed vehicles are not the full fleet and not proof of current ownership. Labels like PU-01 are anonymous; full VINs and plates are never shown. Inspection list hit the 1,000-row cap; vehicles may be incomplete.
Unique units
126
Decode coverage
99%
125/126
Average age
6.7 yr
n=125
Newest / oldest
2025 / 2013
Make
- PREVOST62
- VOLVO62
- FREIGHTLINER1
Model year
- 20134
- 20144
- 201510
- 201632
- 20175
- 20182
- 20199
- 202015
- 20228
- 202312
- 20245
- 202519
Average age = 2026 − model year, over 125 unit(s) with a decoded year. Units without a decode are excluded from every share.
| Unit | Make | Model | Year | Body class | Inspections | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PU-01 | VOLVO | BXXR | 2018 | Bus | 9 | 2026-10-09 |
| PU-02 | PREVOST | H3 Coach | 2016 | Bus | 10 | 2026-10-08 |
| PU-03 | PREVOST | H3 Coach | 2016 | Bus | 10 | 2026-10-08 |
| PU-04 | PREVOST | H3 Passenger Coach | 2024 | Bus | 12 | 2026-10-08 |
| PU-05 | VOLVO | BXXR | 2025 | Bus | 6 | 2026-10-08 |
| PU-06 | VOLVO | BXXR | 2015 | Bus | 16 | 2026-10-07 |
| PU-07 | VOLVO | BXXR | 2020 | Bus | 19 | 2026-10-07 |
| PU-08 | PREVOST | H3 Coach | 2016 | Bus | 8 | 2026-10-06 |
| PU-09 | VOLVO | BXXR | 2016 | Bus | 3 | 2026-10-06 |
| PU-10 | PREVOST | H3 Passenger Coach | 2022 | Bus | 7 | 2026-10-05 |
Operations
Source: FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-15 10:50 UTCFetched 2026-10-15 15:42 UTC
Interstate (A)
Classification: PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
22,220,000 mi
Reported year 2025
- General freight
- Passengers
- Interstate drivers >100 mi / ≤100 mi
- 204 / 0
- Intrastate drivers >100 mi / ≤100 mi
- 6 / 4
- Hazmat indicator (hm_ind)
- N
- Registered address
- 8630 E R L THORNTON FWY, DALLAS, TX, 75228, US
Lanes and service areas are not published by FMCSA. The registered address is not an operating map, and inspection states are observations only — not live routes or a service area.
Identity & Federal
Source: FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-15 10:50 UTCFetched 2026-10-15 15:42 UTC
- Legal name
- TORNADO BUS COMPANY
- DBA
- Not provided
- USDOT
- 565859
- MC / FF / MX
- MC-276747
- Physical address
- 8630 E R L THORNTON FWY, DALLAS, TX, 75228, US
- Mailing address
- 8630 E R L THORNTON FWY, DALLAS, TX, 75228, US
- Business type
- CORPORATION
- Carrier/shipper code
- C
- Census add date
- 1994-06-13
- MCS-150 filing date
- 2026-02-03
- Power units / drivers
- 164 / 214
- Latest review (type · date)
- C · 2023-07-27
Federal activity
- 2026-02-03Census
Latest MCS-150 filing
- 2023-07-27Census
Compliance review recorded (C)
- 2023-07-27Census
Official safety rating: S
- 2021-07-026sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2020-08-136sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2020-07-026sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
- 2019-09-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
- 2019-09-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2018-07-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
- 2018-07-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2018-05-306sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
- 2018-05-306sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2016-05-306sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
- 2015-09-146sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (name changed) — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
- 2015-09-146sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (name changed) — GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2015-05-306sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2014-05-306sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2013-05-306sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.
- 2012-05-306sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.
- 2012-03-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2011-05-306sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
- 2010-11-106sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2010-05-306sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2010-05-306sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2010-05-306sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
- 2009-07-096sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2009-06-066sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2008-06-066sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2007-06-066sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.
- 2006-06-066sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2006-06-066sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.
- 2005-06-066sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2005-06-066sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
- 2004-06-066sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2004-06-066sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
- 2004-06-066sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY
- 2003-06-066sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
- 2003-06-066sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2002-06-066sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2002-01-166sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2001-02-166sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
- 2001-01-166sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
- 2001-01-166sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2000-04-206sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (name changed) — RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
- 2000-04-206sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (name changed) — RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
- 2000-01-166sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
- 2000-01-166sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
- 1998-02-106sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
- 1997-11-196sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
- 1997-01-166sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
- 1997-01-166sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
- 1996-01-166sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.
- 1994-06-13Census
Added to FMCSA registration
Built only from dates in the sources above. Authority changes use FMCSA's own change date (yu5v-wbh6).
Changes observed by VAX monitoring
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FAQ
+What is TORNADO BUS COMPANY's USDOT number?
USDOT 565859, with docket(s) MC-276747.
+Is TORNADO BUS COMPANY active?
The census registration status code is A. This is a registration code only — it is not operating authority, insurance coverage or a safety certification.
+How many trucks and drivers does TORNADO BUS COMPANY report?
164 power units and 214 drivers, self-reported on the MCS-150 filed 2026-02-03.
+Does TORNADO BUS COMPANY have insurance on file?
No row matched by DOT (with and without leading zeros) or MC. That alone does not prove there is no insurance — check FMCSA L&I.
+Where is TORNADO BUS COMPANY located?
Registered physical address: 8630 E R L THORNTON FWY, DALLAS, TX, 75228, US. This is a registration address, not an operating area.
Answers are generated from the records on this page.
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Sources
- FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2)
- Carrier – All With History (6eyk-hxee)
- Motus Carrier daily (nakq-58th)
- Motus Insur – All With History (c5y8-a4uz)
- InsHist – All With History (6sqe-dvqs)
- SMS AB PassProperty (4y6x-dmck)
- Vehicle Inspection File (fx4q-ay7w)
- Crash File (aayw-vxb3)
Each section shows its own fetch time; official data may have changed since. Official records plus an explainable trial record reference score (beta, not an official rating; no total when data is insufficient). No ranking, risk labels or load recommendations. Listing does not imply partnership, endorsement or platform access.